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impurità — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • haze noun A thin layer of smoke, dust, or moisture in the air that slightly blurs visibility.
  • impurity noun A substance mixed into something that makes it less pure or of lower quality.
  • inclusion noun The act of adding something to a group, or the state of being part of it.
  • scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.

Senses

impurità is used for these senses in English:

  • haze (uncountable, engineering, packaging) The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
  • haze (countable, brewing) Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.
  • inclusion (countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.
  • scum (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).

haze — full definition

  1. noun A thin layer of smoke, dust, or moisture in the air that slightly blurs visibility.
  2. noun A state of mental confusion or vagueness.
  3. verb To subject someone, especially a newcomer, to humiliating or dangerous initiation rituals.

impurity — full definition

  1. noun A substance mixed into something that makes it less pure or of lower quality.
  2. noun The state or quality of being impure, whether physically or morally.

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